Mark Grace faces jail time for second DUI

Former Arizona Diamondbacks television analyst Mark Grace has been sentenced to four months in jail under a work-release program. The 48-year-old former first baseman with the Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs pleaded guilty Thursday to felony endangerment and misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol.

Former Arizona Diamondbacks television analyst Mark Grace has been sentenced to four months in jail under a work-release program. The 48-year-old former first baseman with the Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs pleaded guilty Thursday to felony endangerment and misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol. Grace was arrested last August in Scottsdale — his second drunken driving arrest in 15 months — and could have faced more than three years in prison.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $40 million, four-year contract with Martin Prado just a week after acquiring the former All-Star infielder in a trade that sent Justin Upton to Atlanta. Prado had been headed to arbitration and could have become a free agent after this season.

The Indians signed free agent pitcher Matt Capps to a minor-league contract. Capps’ deal includes a non-roster invitation to spring training camp. The 29-year-old has 138 career saves in 444 appearances for Pittsburgh, Washington and Minnesota. He opened last season closing for the Twins and had 14 saves in his first 15 chances. But Capps was slowed by shoulder inflammation and pitched just four innings after June 15.

Omar Vizquel was hired by the Los Angeles Angels as a roving infield instructor. The 45-year-old Vizquel played for Toronto as a reserve infielder last season, finishing up his 24-year major league career with 2,877 hits. The three-time All-Star won 11 Gold Gloves. Vizquel is interested in eventually becoming a manager. He’ll work with the Angels’ major leaguers and prospects during spring training.

The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms on 2013 contracts with second baseman Neil Walker and right-handed pitcher James McDonald, avoiding arbitration. Walker hit .280 with 14 home runs and 69 RBIs in 129 games last season but missed significant time due to a back injury. The 28-year-old McDonald went 12-8 with a 4.21 ERA in 2012 but struggled for most of the second half.

The Cincinnati Reds agreed to one-year contracts with outfielder Chris Heisey and right-hander Alfredo Simon, avoiding arbitration. Heisey will make $1,325,000 and Simon will earn $890,000.

In a lucrative career that has seen him earn millions around the world, David Beckham has joined Paris Saint-Germain pledging to play for free and donate his salary to a children’s charity. The former England captain rejected other offers and signed a five-month contract for the ambitious French club on Thursday in a stunning move that came as the transfer window was starting to close. No details were given on how much the 37-year-old star will be paid or which charity will get the money. “It’s something we (decided) together; it’s one of the things we talked about from the start. But this all happened so quick,” Beckham said. “I thought what a great idea it would be, that the salary would go to a children’s charity in Paris.”

The Washington Capitals acquired minor league forwards Peter LeBlanc and Casey Wellman in a pair of trades. The Capitals got LeBlanc from Chicago in exchange for future considerations. The 24-year-old has four goals and eight assists in 34 games this season with Rockford of the American Hockey League. Wellman came over in a deal with Florida, which received former Bruins center Zach Hamill in the swap. The 25-year-old Wellman has seven goals and 16 assists this season with San Antonio of the AHL. Hamill has 11 goals and 11 assists this season with Hershey of the AHL.

The Phoenix Coyotes’ ownership saga has taken another unexpected turn. With a deadline for a lease agreement with the city of Glendale set to expire, prospective owner Greg Jamison has yet to complete his purchase of the team from the NHL. Jamison, the former CEO of the San Jose Sharks, had until 11:59 p.m. Thursday to buy the team before his 20-year lease agreement with Glendale expires.

Bill Snyder turned 73 in October, so it was only natural that folks across college football would start wondering just how long the maestro of Manhattan would remain on the sidelines. Kansas State delivered its answer Thursday: As long as he wants. Snyder signed a new five-year contract that includes an increase in base compensation to $14.75 million over the life of the contract.

Oregon has promoted former Nebraska quarterback Scott Frost to offensive coordinator under new coach Mark Helfrich. The move announced Thursday had been expected since Helfrich, the team’s former offensive coordinator, was made the Ducks’ head coach on Jan. 20. Frost will also serve as quarterbacks coach in his new role.

John Isner will play the No. 1 singles spot for the U.S. team against Brazil in the first round of Davis Cup World Group matches. Team captain Jim Courier made the announcement Thursday at the draw ceremony. Isner has not played competitively since withdrawing from his opening-round match at the APIA International Sydney three weeks ago with a knee injury. Sam Querrey will play the No. 2 position. Mike and Bob Bryan will be the doubles team.

Caleb Moore was a Texas kid drawn to the snow, rehearsing complicated tricks on a snowmobile into a foam pit back home until they became second nature. With his younger brother following along and constantly pushing him, Moore became a rising talent in action sports. The innovative freestyle snowmobile rider, who was hurt in a crash at the Winter X Games in Colorado, died Thursday morning. He was 25. Moore had been undergoing care at a hospital in Grand Junction since the Jan. 24 crash. Family spokeswoman Chelsea Lawson confirmed his death, the first in the 18-year history of the X Games.

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